Australian police seize half tonne of drugs worth over $167m
CANBERRA: Almost half a tonne of methamphetamine and precursors smuggled into Australia in bar stools and soup packets have been...
Japan to renew oil imports from US
TOKYO: Japan will renew oil imports from the United States after US Congress lifted a 40-year export ban last month,...
U.K police seize drugs worth £2m
BEDFORSHIRE: Drugs with an estimated street value of £2m were recovered from a van on the M1 in Bedfordshire, police...
Ukraine imports natural gas from Europe in Nov
KIEV: Ukraine in November 2015 imported natural gas from Europe at an average price of $237.4 per 1,000 cubic meters,...
Singapore’s ICA seizes over 3,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes
SINGAPORE: More than 3,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes were seized at Jurong Port on Wednesday from a lorry carrying plasticware,...
Indonesia imports electricity from Malaysia
JAKARTA: Indonesia, through its state power utility company PLN, has started importing electricity from Malaysia through Sesco, the Malaysian electricity...
Hong Kong Customs seizes ketamine worth $237,000
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs yesterday seized about 1.85 kilograms of suspected ketamine in Yuen Long and arrested a man....
Hong Kong wedding firm owner arrested by Customs after ‘collecting HK$500,000
HONG KONG: The owner of a Hong Kong wedding services company, who was accused of collecting more than HK$500,000 from...
Customs offices open today, tomorrow to help recover business losses
DHAKA: Customs offices remain open across the country today and tomorrow to recover business losses incurred in the wake of...
Customs uncovers plan to smuggle dangerous items into Nigeria
LAGOS: The Nigerian Customs Service says it has uncovered plan by some high profile criminal gangs to smuggle dangerous items...
German Customs seizes 200kg smuggled tobacco
BERLIN: German customs seized 200 kilos of smuggled tobacco, worth 15,000 euros, which was purchased in Luxembourg to be resold...
Canada Customs seizes 10kg of cocaine at Pearson Airport
TORONTO: The hunt is on for a GTA drug trafficker after customs officers found 10 kilograms of cocaine at Pearson...
Jiangxi Copper revenue down 3% as copper drops 27.5%
NANCHANG: Jiangxi Copper Company Limited, one of China's largest metal producers, reported a sales revenue of 201 billion yuan ($30.6...
China’s 2015 lottery sales down 3.8% to $56.1bn
BEIJING: China's lottery sales dropped 3.8 percent year on year to 367.88 billion yuan ($56.1 billion) in 2015, official data...
Chip-making sector still welcomes overseas investments
TAIPEI: Leading industry experts expect the chip-making industry to continue attracting more overseas investment, including from Taiwan, one of the...
Cosco agrees to pay 368.5m euros for control of key Greek port
ATHENS: Chinese shipping giant Cosco consolidated its hold over the Greek port of Piraeus here the other day, agreeing to...
German firm SAP fulfills $2b pledge in China
BERLIN: The German multinational software firm SAP has fulfilled its 2011 promise to invest $2 billion in China within five...
Philips eyes major role for China in R&D
AMSTERDAM: Dutch electronics giant Philips NV plans to expand its research and development efforts to China, with Shanghai playing a...
More US firms post slower revenue growth in 2015, says new AmCham report
NEW YORK: Revenue growth slowed for United States-based companies in China last year, though a large number of them managed...
FTA with China to create billions in Canada’s growth: study
TORONTO: Negotiating a Canada-China free trade agreement (FTA) would increase investment, spur exports and create high-value Canadian jobs, according to...
